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Police chief: Citizens, officers in more danger because of concealed carry bill

A law allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

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Updated: 5:38 PM EDT Oct 14, 2015

Police chief: Citizens, officers in more danger because of concealed carry bill

A law allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

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WEBVTT DISCOVERED THIS YEAR.STEVE: AS OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ITBECOMES LEGAL TO CARRY ACONCEALED WEAPON IN MAINEWITHOUT A PERMIT.AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS,PORTLAND'S POLICE CHIEF MIKESAUSCHUCK SAYS IT WILL ONLY PUTPOLICE OFFICERS AND CITIZENS INMORE DANGER.SAUSCHUCK POINTED TO A CASE FROMEARLIER THIS WEEK INVOLVING THISMAN, PETER SHEPHARD, WHO WASARRESTED WITH A CONCEALEDHANDGUN FOLLOWING ANALTERCATION.THE CHIEF SAYS HIS GUN WASPAINTED TO MAKE IT APPEAR TO BEA TOY.CHIEF MICHAEL SAUSCHUCK: ITSHOULD BE NOTED THAT MR.SHEPHARD STATED TO US AT THESCENE THAT HE CARRIED THEFIREARM TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROMPOLICE OFFICERS.SO HE'S IN PUBLIC WITH A .45CALIBER HAND GUN THAT IS PAINTEDTO MAKE INDIVIDUALS BELIEVE ITIS A TOY, AND HE'S CARRYING THISWEAPON TO PROTECT HIMSELFAGAINST POLICE OFFICERS.STEVE: SAUSCHUCK IS AMONG THOSEWHO UNSUCCESSFULLY LOBBIEDAGAINST THE NEW LAW.HE SPOKE TODAY AS A REMINDER TOPEOPLE THAT STARTING TOMORROWMANY MORE PEOPLE WILL BECARRYING GUNS, AND YOU WON'T

Police chief: Citizens, officers in more danger because of concealed carry bill

A law allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon without a permit goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.